Scientists Warn Thwaites Glacier May Disintegrate Within a Year

Scientists released video analyses that synthesize three recent peer-reviewed studies of Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier ice shelf, Daily Kos reported, indicating the shelf could disintegrate within a year. The videos present the research findings that a collapse would likely trigger a rapid acceleration of glacier flow. Accelerated flow would increase the discharge of ice into the ocean.

Such an influx is expected to raise global sea levels, prompting concern among climate experts. The analyses were made public in the past weeks, offering new insight into the glacier’s stability.